“I’m Not Accepting It”

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Minister for Children Roderic O’Gorman has said he is “not accepting” the statement by the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Home that they do not believe deleted audio testimonies from survivors are retrievable.

This morning.

Further to the decision to delete audio recordings of witnesses who gave evidence to the Mother and Baby Homes inquiry…

…the recordings were made when former residents were invited to tell their personal stories to the inquiry. Its final report said people were informed before they gave evidence that the recordings would be destroyed. But some witnesses dispute that and the Data Protection Commissioner has questioned the legal basis for the deletion.

Speaking on RTÉ’s Today with Philip Boucher Hayes, Minister O’Gorman said:

It responded to me on Tuesday saying they believe the audio files weren’t retrievable. I’m not accepting it. We all know how difficult it is to permanently destroy electronic information.

“So I’m going to be continuing to engage with the commission on that to see if there is any technical solution available to the retrieval of those files.”

Minister ‘not accepting’ commission statement on deleted testimonies (RTÉ)

Meanwhile….

This afternoon.

Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore will next week introduce a Dáil motion to extend the timeframe of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission by one year. The commission is scheduled to be dissolved on February 28.

Deputy Whitmore, Soc Dem spokesperson for Children, said:

“We in the Social Democrats have a real concern that there is no legal basis for what the Commission has done here. We have written to the Office of the Data Protection Commission seeking an investigation into the circumstances surrounding this and the legality of such destruction under Article 6 and 9 of the GDPR legislation.

“Pending all the questioning and potential investigations into this act, we are calling for an extension to the Mother and Baby Homes Commission. There are concerns that if it does wind down, investigations cannot be fully carried out and questions will remain unanswered as a result.

Our Dáil motion is a call to buy more time for survivors in their search for truth and justice.”

Minister ‘not accepting’ commission statement on deleted testimonies (RTÉ)

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4 thoughts on ““I’m Not Accepting It”

  1. V aka Frilly Keane

    Should that not be the Male Minister for Children, Roderic O’Gorman lads

    In keeping with Green Party decorum standards as publicly practiced by one of its longest serving members
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  2. Dr.Fart

    Nuns were the cruelest women in Ireland. And now they’re being well represented by the women who compiled this report. Judges and the likes. “Honourable” indeed.

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